The Royal Opera House is to swap the sounds of Puccini, Wagner and Mozart for the rhythmic strains of contemporary afrobeat, soul and jazz during this year's Africa-inspired Deloitte Ignite festival.

The event, part of a weekend curated by artist Yinka Shonibare, will take place in the Linbury Studio Theatre on Saturday 1 September and will be headlined by BBC Radio 1Xtra's DJ Edu. As part of his weekly Destination Africa radio show, Edu plays a mix of African hip hop, R&B, dancehall, garage and drum and bass.

Also performing will be contemporary African jazz-folk-soul singer songwriter Bumi Thomas. Born in Glasgow and raised in the Nigerian desert and Lagos, Bumi's music explores love and identity.

Edu and Bumi will be joined by London-based neo-soul singer songwriter Debra Debs. Influenced by the likes of Mary J Blige, Toni Braxton and Lauryn Hill, Debra's socially conscious musical storytelling rounds out the bill with a sound grounded in neosoul and 90s R&B.